Artificial fish-bait.



L. SOHOLL, h.

ARTIFICIAL FISH BAIT.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. El 1914.

' Patented June 30,1914,

INVENTOR fiaaw dofiaZZ, (/73 ATTORNEYS wins/5885.3 ,4 fl MWW LU'UIS SCHOLL, 53., G1? EGHQ, 0.23 303% ARTIFICIAL .FISHBAIT.

Patent. Patentetiliimefiih, Serial 1%. 810,579.

1i EQZ 'Q. Specification of Letters Application filed January 6, 191 2.

Be it known that 1, Louis a citizen of the United States, dent of Echo, in the county of Umatilla and State of Oregon, have invented an Improve ment in Artificial Fish-Bait, of Which the a specification.

Elli invention is'an improvement in arti fieial (ties, and consists the attachment of the ieader to the upper portion of the hook shank and in the arrangemerit of the head SoHoLL, J12, and a res1- on the tail of the shank or at a point :inove the attachment of the leader, Where I by in'q'alrtant advantages are attained.

The invention is hereinafter described wi h rclerence to the ing, in which,

Figure 1 is a side V'iE'W of my invention, Fig. 1 sho a modification, Fig.2 is a side view of the hook and leader, Without the fly proper, Fig. 3 is a side View showing a n1odiiieation of the hook.

As SilOVD in 1 and 2, the hook a has a straight, phiin shank 7). The leader: 0 is attached to the shank above the middle of the length of the shank and the fly proper nis attached so that its head portion or ahnnt one-third to one-fonrth its length is ahove such point 01 attachment oftheieader. l In Fig. 1 the leader is the body of the fly proper. By this proper n instead of the hook ai'in-mgcinent of the fly latix'c to the leader, or rather in the print. of attachment of the latter, and h the attachment of the hlzul portion oi, th ll to the upper portion of the shank a m-c the lliu' i pm'iion of The fly will pro ect on the wnlawo oi the wat r when the hook is heing gmlhwi toward the angler, and the head poi- {inn will flit about or oscillate on the snr- 'ar-e ml the water so as to act in a life-like manner and thus mor readily attract the ih'll. in other Words, by leaving the head end of the fly practically loose from the hank-1; it. free to \vahhle, when drawn to- 1 shown attached to! more particularly in l portion of the body of the I l hauler. it; is apparent that lhe! l Ward the angler. Further, after casting, soon as the angler pulls slightly on the line, the fly comes readily to the surface of the Water, and,'as it is drawn toward the angier, the I'iy tends to run iateraiiy or Wahhie slightly and thus takes an uneven course toward the angler, which renders it more attractive to the fish.

The invention has another object in that, when cast the .iiy does not strike the Wu so fiat as those of the ordinary hind. if other Words, it does not hitthe Water- T slap, but fails more gentiy and strikes pattly sidewise. Ag'aii'n after fish h been hooked, iaiticuiarly a large one, that has tohe played, the leader being attached to the hook so that the pin-thin the shank adjacent the hook is very s the fish has less leverage and less iial. to free itself from the hook.

n Fig. 3, the hook shank is shown provided with a bend forming a loop or eye 6 to serve for attachment of the leader.

..he term or designation fly is to be taken sense, and as indicating any 111 a broad insect or other form of artificial bait which may he used.

I claim:

1. An artificial fishing fly, comprising a hook, a. leader attached to the hep'wk shank above the middle of its length. and a hciiy attached to the shank with its upper or head portion secured, to the free upper end of the shank, ahove the point of attach lent of the leader.

2. An improve-(l artificial fishing fly, conignising a hook, a leader attached. to the hook shank ali'a point below its end so that the tennina! of the shank is iei't rev and a fly proper attached to the hook shank with its head portion secured to the free end (H.

as (lescrihcil.

the shank,

LOUIS SUHOTJL,

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